Spannerparadies – Contemporary collage art

Peeps – what a name. The guys in the corners? Greedy shadows cutting through the paint. The body in the middle? Exhibited, dismantled, eaten away by the gaze. Contemporary collage art that reminds you of what we all are: prying eyes with dirty minds. Nothing sublime here, just the raw pleasure of looking. The perfect breasts in focus, surrounded by small, drawn figures that look like scraps of thoughts from a sleepless night. Acrylic in screaming red and boozy orange, ink that draws in the depths. And then this blue head, distorted and laughing derisively, because he knows better: art is an alibi. Everyone here has come to gawk – and you are no exception.

Modern Madonnas – contemporary collage art that cannot be categorized

The Modern Madonnas series breaks with expectations. There are no smooth, decorative pictures for sterile rooms here. This is contemporary collage art that looks, questions and tears up appearances. Paint, sand, varnish – layer by layer, art is created that remains because it does not adapt.

Every work is different. Sometimes collage, sometimes overpainting, sometimes installation. The techniques change, the approaches remain unpredictable – because art lives when it constantly reinvents itself. It is a creative playing field where materials and methods are constantly recombined, regardless of rules or expectations.

Technology & materials

Each work in the Modern Madonnas series is a unique original – analog, genuine, tangible. There is no retouching here, it is layered, torn, applied. Layer by layer, different materials are applied, reworked, destroyed and rebuilt until the surface not only develops depth, but also its very own dynamic.

The result: contemporary collage art with character – lively, authentic, inimitable.

• Technique: acrylic, ink, photo paper, collage on canvas
• Substrate: Canvas
• Format: 103 x 103 cm
• Authenticity: Hand-signed, certified, unique

“The pictures look good online. But when I saw it at home, it was great. Martin suggested the right frame for it and it was just right. It wasn’t cheap, but it really takes the picture to another level.”

Maimuna from Vienna

The creative process

There is no fixed scheme in the Modern Madonnas series. Each work is created from the interplay of material and intuition. The collages are not planned in advance – they develop in the process.

Traces of manual work, small irregularities, intentional imperfections – the process remains visible here. The works live from the human touch: from visible interventions that show that it was not a machine that worked here, but a person. It is precisely this imperfection that makes it an authentic example of contemporary collage art.

Each picture is created in close collaboration: the photographic basis is created by Martin Wieland, while the collage, overpainting and material combinations are developed and implemented by his art director Dietmar Halbauer. This creative exchange makes each work a multi-layered, unique original.

Find out more about the history of collage art here.

Framing – protection & effect in perfection

This picture is already stylishly framed. It has been fitted with a high-quality shadow gap frame, also known as a Guggenheim frame, which gives the work a floating effect. The shadow gap frame does not distract from the art, but allows the picture to be admired in its entirety. This stylish frame design emphasizes the timeless beauty of the collage and creates an impressive presentation.

Collector’s value & unique character

The Modern Madonnas series is aimed at art collectors who value authenticity. Each work is a genuine original – created in analog form, hand-signed and only available once in this form. The deliberate choice of materials, the visible working process and the combination of different techniques guarantee the unmistakable character of each piece.

With the certificate of authenticity supplied, this value remains documented and traceable in the long term.